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The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God
The whole-armour of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keep him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well use it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sin against the Holy Ghost. By William Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Black Fryers London. ...The vvhole-armor of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keepe him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well vse it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sinne against the Holy Ghost. By VVilliam Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Blacke Fryers London. ...
London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 1 › Part 1 › Section 4: §. 4. The need of Christian courage.
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Secondly,1 because of those many oppositions which we are like to meet withal. We heard before how the flesh would hang back, and so labour to hinder us. The world will like wise do what it can, either by vain enticements to seduce us (as it drew away Demas,) or else by reproach, trouble, and persecution, to terrify us, (as those who forsook Paul) But above all the Devil will be ready to resist us, (asa he resisted Jehoshuah) and to hinder us (b as he hindered Paul) yea to buffet us (asc he buffeted the same Paul.) To omit other instances, most lively is this set forth in our Head and General Christ Jesus. So soon as he was set apart to his public Ministry,d the Tempter came to him: after he began to execute it, Satan stirred up the Rulers, Priests, Scribes, Pharisees, and many⟨p. 8⟩ other to hinder him; yea he movede Peter to dissuade him, and when Christ was about to offer up himself a sacrifice, then againf came the Prince of this world to discourage him. The like oppositions are all Christs members to look for; so as there is no hope, no possibility of holding out and enduring to the end without this Christian valour and magnanimity here spoken of.
Secondly,1 because of those many oppositions which we are like to meet withal. We heard before how the flesh would hang back, and so labour to hinder vs. The world wil like wise do what it can, either by vaine inticements to seduce vs (as it drew away Demas,) or else by reproach, trouble, and persecution, to terrifie vs, (as those who forsooke Paul) But aboue all the Diuell will be readie to resist vs, (as